Earthen Dam Built In South America To Guard Against Coming Rainy Season (1956)

Venezuela. Transcript on file, American commentary. GV. Men at work on construction of dam. LS. MS. President Marcos Perez Jiminez inspecting project. LS. Bull dozers and cranes at work. MS. Two men using pneumatic drill. GV. mountain top is blasted away. Various shots, of tractors and lorries at work. At night. Various shots, work going on in the dam. (F.G.) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.